Ndebele Paintings🎨
I LOVE ART
Especially Ndebele house painting
What is the meaning of Ndebele paintings?
These wall paintings done by the women were their secret code to their people, disguised to anyone but the Ndebele. The vibrant symbols and expressions portray communications of personal prayers, self-identification, values, emotions, and marriage. The patterns and symbols can be seen today with a rich black outline and a vivid color inside. There are five main colors represented: red and dark red, yellow to gold, sky blue, green, and sometimes pink. The colors give an intensified symbolic meaning to the Ndebele. They can mean the status or power of the home's owners, offer prayer, announce a marriage in the home, or can represent a current protest. Ndebele art has been made famous in South Africa and around the world by an incredible 80 + year old artist, Esther Mahlangu.
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